• Schools in Summerside area resume Friday as shelter-in-place order lifted

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-11 11:10:07.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Municipal, Energy, Emergency, Education, Environment]

  Schools and city-owned facilities in the Summerside area resumed operations on Friday following the lifting of a voluntary shelter-in-place order issued by the Chief Public Health Office. The order had been in place since Monday morning due to an ongoing, multi-day fire at the Sunbank solar farm. Emergency fire crews remained active on the scene controlling the fire, while third-party air quality testing results were sent directly to the Chief Public Health Office for evaluation.

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• Summerside schools cancelled due to ‘potential conditions’ related to solar farm fire

  Source: Prince Edward Island - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-08 10:14:15.0
  Tags: [Prince Edward Island, Municipal, Energy, Emergency, Education]

  An ongoing fire at the Summerside Sunbank solar facility in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, which started early Monday morning on September 8, 2026, prompted the City of Summerside to issue a voluntary evacuation notice and stay-indoor directives for nearby residents due to potentially hazardous smoke. Although the fire was contained by early Monday afternoon, potential environmental and air quality conditions forced the Public Schools Branch to cancel the first day of classes for all students in the Three Oaks Family of Schools. Additionally, the French-language school École-sur-Mer cancelled classes for the day, and school staff were directed to follow inclement weather protocols.

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